# Incident 19800115013279I: Beech B24R, Augusta, GA, January 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Bush
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4710&lon=-81.9748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2520W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2520W-2016-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800115013279I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON APPROACH, PILOT FAILED TO GET GEAR SAFE INDICATION AFTER RECYCLING FOUR TIMES.

## Other reports on N2520W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20131116023069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131116023069I), Nov 16, 2013: Beech B24R (N2520W), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. During the landing phase of the flight, the aircraft touch hard and did bounce. Upon touching the second time the nose gear of the aircraft did colapse and the…
- [Accident 19860119000899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860119000899A), Jan 19, 1986: Beech B24R (N2520W), Fernandina Beac, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on liftoff. Landed hard on runway collapsing landing gear. Right mag improper timed. Left mag loose.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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